Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood : the contradictory nature of sexuality and censorship in children's contemporary lives.

Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood provides a critical examination of the way we regulate children's access to certain knowledge and explores how this regulation contributes to the construction of childhood, to children's vulnerability and to the constitution of the �...

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Main Author: Robinson, Kerry H.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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Summary:Innocence, Knowledge and the Construction of Childhood provides a critical examination of the way we regulate children's access to certain knowledge and explores how this regulation contributes to the construction of childhood, to children's vulnerability and to the constitution of the 'good' future citizen in developed countries. Through this controversial analysis, Kerry H. Robinson critically engages with the relationships between childhood, sexuality, innocence, moral panic, censorship and notions of citizenship. This book highlights how the strict regulation of children.
Physical Description:1 online resource (183 pages)
ISBN:9781136304170
1136304177
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.